layaa's touch of tamil recipes

Monday, December 26, 2011

Today is a very special, wonderful day for me and for my family.
Ya, its our cute little darling's birthday.
I was too busy from the starting of this new year itself. Me and my hubby selected our kid's most favourite things,dresses.,toys...etc.,etc..., and she herself selected the chocolates for her friends.She is very eager to celebrate her birthday in school.Throughout the holidays she asked about how she will give chocolates for her school friends on her b'day.This is the first b'day she is going to celebrate in the school.Thats y she is very eager n exciting.My hubby and me were planned to give lots of loving surprises for her and eager to watch her tiny cute eyes shining and broading with her happy shouts and hugs.

I PRAY TO GOD TO SHOWER THE BLESSES OF HEALTHY,WEALTHY
PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL LONG LIFE FOR HER.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAR KUTTY CHELLAM.

To celebrate this sweet occasion i planned to post a sweet on my sweety's b'day. Carrot Halwa is the beautiful sweet which can b prepared easily by anyone who is not an expert in cooking. Thats y i too prepared this sweet and it becoms a great hit among my family members.Lets see the recipe....

INGREDIENTS;
Carrot shreded -- 1 bowl
Sugar -- 1/2 bowl
Milk [thick] -- 1/2 bowl
Ghee -- 3 to 4 tsp
Cashews -- 6 to 8
Almonds -- 5
Salt -- one or 2 granules
PREPARATION;
Wash and skinned the carrots and then sherded.
Place a pan over the stove,pour 2 tsp ghee.
Heat it, and roasted the cashews n almonds.
Take it out set aside,then add the carrot shreds to the ghee.
Saute well for 5 min in low flame till it raw smell goes out.
Then add the milk,the carrot should b fully drowned in milk.
Often mix it well till the milk is fully absorbed by carrot.
Then add the sugar,it melts and give a liquid consistency.
It started to bcoms thick,add 2 more tsp of ghee.
With the help of laddle,avoid sticking.
The halwa started to roll without sticking in our hands
Thats it,thats the perfect consistency.
Now switch off the stove,
and enjoy the aromatic,delicious halwa.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

''Vazhakkai poriyal''is very simple to make as well as healthy too,bcos we never pour so much oil like vazhakkai fry.Its the best form that we give vazhakkai for the kids.Lets see the recipe...........

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Peerkangai chutney is a tasteful dish madeout of peerkangai.Don't think it a sidedish for idly or dosa,we use hav this chutney with rice only.Except this chutney i didn't know anydishes prepared out of sponge gourd.Here is my simple recipe......

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

After a short gap once again i regain my strength to meet my blog friends.All of us know banana stem is absolutely healthy.But i love the delicious raitha which made out of it. Every 'Amavasai' [New moon day] in our home is fullfilled with this lovely raitha.Hope u enjoy this...

METHOD;
Cut the banana stem into long thin slices and put into the water.

Like this.....
Put in the water immediately otherwise it turns black.
Drain the water,mix the salt and put in a idly plate.
Boil it in the idly pan for 10 min.
In a pan keep a spoon of oil,fry the asofoetida.
Splutter the mustard seeds n urad dhal.
Slit the green chilly.
Take a bowl and put the boiled banana stem,mustard n urad dhal
green chilly n salt.
Put the curd n mix well.
Garnish with corriander leaves.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Everyone in our family likes n loves briyani a lott whether it is veg or non-veg.According to me vegetable briyani saves my time as well as a healthy meal for my family.My kid can eat only this rice only except the white rice.So i love to prepare this rice atleast once in a week.But i prepare this briyani like tham briyani which gave some extra taste than the cooker rice.I hav one big indalium kadai with that help i can make my tasty veg briyani...Here is my simple recipe........

METHOD;
Soak the basmathi rice for half an hour.
Wash n finely chopped all the vegetables above.
Place the kadai,heat the ghee.
Add the cinnomon,cloves n bay leaf,splutter it.
Then add the chopped onion and salt,saute it till brown.
Add tomato,saute well till it bcoms mashy.
Then add all the vegtables one by one and saute well.
Add the oil as per ur need for vegtables.
After that,add the garam masala,chilly n corriander powders.
Saute well for a min,add the ginger garlic paste.
Then add the rice n mix well,add the water n coconut milk.
Close the kadai with a lid.Often mix it softly with a laddle.
Allow it to cook well,it takes only 5 to 10 min..
After the rice cooked,put ur flame in sim and mix the briyani with a laddle.
In sim mode allow the briyani for 5 to 10 min.then squeeze the lemon.
Mix well,the rice should n't b over cooked n sticky.
Garnish with corriander leaves and ghee fried cashews.

SERVE THE HOT DELICIOUS BRIYANI WITH UR FAVOURITE RAITA.

TIPS;
I use soya chunks its purely optional.
Don't allow the rice to over cooked.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

'' Pulikuzhambu'' is my all time fav.It has been combined with variety of vegetables,but it gives different taste with everyone,thats the the speciality of this kuzhambu.Every PONGAL festival in our home is fulfilled with this pumpkin pulikuzhambu.usually we do a lot of varieties of veg as side dishes for sakkarai pongal n ven pongal,but we make only one kuzhambu on that day.Its the best combo for venpongal.Lets here the simple recipe..

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

''Deepavalli'' celebrations are started,everyone of us were engaged in a busy schedule.Preparing sweets n snacks,packing sweets for our friends....etc.I am not an expert in making sweets,thats y i simply go with this gulab jamuns.But i can prepare this jamuns like an expert...every one in my family love my gulab jamuns,bcos of its perfect shape n softness....Actually my inlaws were surprised abt my sweet and ask me...why ur jamuns weren't broken r collapsed.It purely depends upon the heat of oil while fry the jamuns.
Lets here my simple recipe....
INGREDIENTS;
Gulab jamun powder pack -- 1
[i used 'priya' pack]
Sugar -- 600 gms
Cardamom -- 3 nos
Water -- as needed.
Oil -- for deep frying.

METHOD;
Take a large pan,mix the sugar with equal amount of water in the ratio 1:1.
Allow it boil well for 10 min,add the spilted cardamom r powdered cardamom.
Turn off the stove n set aside.
Put the instant powder in bowl,add the water, mix it softly.
With out lumps make it as a soft dough.[1/3 of water needed for a cup of flour.]
Don't knead the dough.
Pour the oil in a pan,heat it,make the dough as small balls.
Fry it the in the oil till golden brown.
Take it out and put it in the sugar syrub.
After 1/2 hour serve it.
TIPS;
If the jamuns were fried in low heat,it will collapsed.
If the jamuns were fried in too heat it bcoms black n won't cook well.
So always check with a small ball,if it comes above the oil very fastly,
reduce the flame.If the ball won't raise from the surface heat the oil well.